Brandon Julio

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Degree History:

PhD, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, Statistics, University of South Carolina
BA, Economics, Brigham Young University

Previous Academic Positions:

Assistant Professor of Finance, London Business School, 2007-2014

Research/Teaching Awards:

Business Advisory Council Undergraduate Teaching Award, Spring 2016
James. E. Reinmuth Teaching Excellence Award. Voted Outstanding MBA Elective Instructor, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018.
Best paper award, Lisbon Meeting on Institutions and Political Economy, 2013
Best Paper Award, Chinese Finance Association Annual Symposium, 2012
Leonard J. and Sharon L. Santow Award for Teaching Excellence, 2007
Paul M. Van Arsdell Sr. Award in Finance, 2007

Bio:

Professor Julio joined the faculty at the Lundquist College of Business in 2014. Prior to joining the University of Oregon, he was a faculty member at the London Business School. Professor Julio's research focuses on corporate investment, capital structure, payout policy, and international finance. His recent work has focused on how political uncertainty affects the way firms make investment and hiring decisions. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Debating (and Teaching) Financial Markets

Assistant professor of finance Brandon Julio is a researcher at heart, earning recognition for his work on financial markets and political uncertainty. He is also a favorite professor among finance students.

Working Papers

The Bright Side of Political Uncertainty: The Case of R&D, with Julian Atanassov and Tiecheng Leng.
Corporate Deleveraging and Investment: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
Political Turnover, Ownership, and Corporate Investment, with Jerry Cao, Tiecheng Leng, and Sili Zhou.
Firm Size and Corporate Investment, with Vito Gala.
The Distribution of Firm Size and Aggregate Investment, with Vito Gala.
Earnings Management and Investment Efficiency, with Youngsuk Yook.
Litigation Risk Management and Corporate Payout Policy, with Matteo Arena.

Research Areas

Corporate Investment
International Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Payout Policy
Politics and Finance
Capital Structure

Journal Articles

Julio, Brandon, and Youngsuk Yook. "Policy Uncertainty, Irreversibility, and Cross-Border Flows of Capital." Journal of International Economics 103: 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2016.08.004.
November 2016
Arena, Matteo, and Brandon Julio. "The Effects of Securities Litigation on Corporate Liquidity and Investment Policy." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 50, no. 1-2: 251-275. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022109015000010.
April 2015
Julio, Brandon, and Youngsuk Yook. "Political Uncertainty and Corporate Investment Cycles." Journal of Finance 67, no. 1: 45-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01707.x.
February 2012
Erel, Isil, Brandon Julio, Woojin Kim, and Michael S. Weisbach. "Macroeconomic Conditions and Capital Raising." Review of Financial Studies 25, no. 2: 341-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhr085.
February 2012
Julio, Brandon, and David L. Ikenberry. "Reappearing Dividends." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 16, no. 4: 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6622.2004.00010.x.
October 2004